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Planning & Prep

A beautiful quilt starts long before the first seam. Learn how to choose fabrics, organize your project, plan your layout, and prepare for a smoother, more enjoyable quilting experience.

Thoughts – Pep talk for New Quilters
Planning & Prep

Thoughts – Pep talk for New Quilters

Little Miss Sawtooth   I show little snippets of my garden on IG here and there, but I think this…

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Thoughts About Quilting
Planning & Prep | Quilting

Thoughts About Quilting

  I think it’s been a bit since I wrote a post that was only about some thoughts, but I…

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Thoughts on Hand Applique + Progress of Para Para Quilt
Planning & Prep | work in progress

Thoughts on Hand Applique + Progress of Para Para Quilt

  If you missed my previous post on Para Para, you can find it here.  I’m back at it and…

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Work In Progress – Para Para Quilt – Beginnings + Why seams are off sometimes
Planning & Prep | work in progress

Work In Progress – Para Para Quilt – Beginnings + Why seams are off sometimes

Fabrics Pictured Field Suede – Alma – By Alexia Abegg Butterscotch – Spark – Melody Miller Cactus – Add it…

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All About Scrappy Quilts
Planning & Prep

All About Scrappy Quilts

  Next Wednesday, I’m releasing my first set of scrappy patterns called Scrappy Pattern Pack.  With that pattern you get…

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Exploring the Many Ways of Binding A Quilt
Binding | Planning & Prep

Exploring the Many Ways of Binding A Quilt

  We all have a method of binding that we like best and that we think is the “best” way. …

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An Interview with Shelly from Havel’s Sewing + My favorite Havel’s products
Little Miss Sawtooth Quilt Along | Notions & Tools | Planning & Prep | product reviews

An Interview with Shelly from Havel’s Sewing + My favorite Havel’s products

  We start the Little Miss Sawtooth quilt along in 8 days!  I hope you are ready! The quilt along…

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A Guide for the Beginner Quilter + Tips from Experienced Quilters
Planning & Prep

A Guide for the Beginner Quilter + Tips from Experienced Quilters

  With the release of my Patchwork + Make class this week I’m on the topic of the beginner quilter. …

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A Scrappy Low Volume Background Guide
Planning & Prep

A Scrappy Low Volume Background Guide

  This is a topic that I get asked about on a weekly basis and I thought it was high…

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The Great Big Scrap Discussion – Part 3 – Tips + Patterns
Planning & Prep

The Great Big Scrap Discussion – Part 3 – Tips + Patterns

This post is part of a 4-series of posts dedicated to the topic of fabric scraps. Find all the posts…

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The Great BIG Scrap Discussion – Part 2- Cutting + Storing
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The Great BIG Scrap Discussion – Part 2- Cutting + Storing

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The Great BIG Scrap Discussion – Part 1- What is a fabric scrap?
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The Great BIG Scrap Discussion – Part 1- What is a fabric scrap?

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We have @sharonhollanddesigns new collection in st We have @sharonhollanddesigns new collection in stock at meanderandmake.com. Bundles and yardage. 🩷
A few pics of Lulu Louise. Made with Happy Home A few pics of Lulu Louise. 

Made with Happy Home collection and Bella Betty’s Brown.
Hands down my favorite FMQ work I’ve ever done. 🥳 Hands down my favorite FMQ work I’ve ever done. 🥳 Matchstick quilting is my new favorite thing.
She’s done and I love it. Last chance to get the She’s done and I love it. 

Last chance to get the Happy Home fabrics during the pre-order discount period is the end of August.
Chapter 2 of the Light in the Dark Mini Quilt Clas Chapter 2 of the Light in the Dark Mini Quilt Class is ready!

This is the chapter where we really get into making the quilt. We’ll start with the little 9-patch in the center, then move into the HRTs that make up the star points. I’ll show you my favorite way to trim HRTs using washi tape and a few Sharpie dots on your ruler. It makes the whole process so much easier.

And because quilting rarely goes exactly as planned, my star ended up slightly off when I got to the borders. I left all of that in the class. We work through what to do when things don’t line up perfectly and how to get everything where it needs to be without immediately reaching for the seam ripper.

By the end of this chapter, the whole Light in the Dark mini quilt top is finished and ready for quilting.

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The darkest lovely that has ever graced my wall. 🥰 The darkest lovely that has ever graced my wall. 🥰 Everything here made with my upcoming fabric release, Happy Home. 🏡 Also, Lulu Louise is becoming a standalone pattern.
We’ve begun!!! We’re making the Light in the Dark We’ve begun!!! We’re making the Light in the Dark mini quilt as our next project. (From the book, Book of Many Mini Quilts). Chapter 1 is now available. You can download the pattern, chat about fabrics and get organized. This is a self paced class so you can come and go as you please at Quiltyclass.com .

I fussy cut what felt like a gazillion tiny butterflies and pretty much giggled the whole time. 🙋🏻‍♀️ I’m now organized and ready to complete this top with you! 🩷
2 new kits have been added to the shop. 1 for Lulu 2 new kits have been added to the shop. 1 for Lulu and 1 for Fernweh.  Meanderandmake.com
We begin August 15. Come join! Quiltyclass.com We begin August 15. Come join! Quiltyclass.com
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